Awning



(No Model.)

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AWNING. No. 300,962. PatentedJune 24, 1884.

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LOUIS FOX, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Iletters Patent No. 300,962, dated June24, 1884.

Application filed October 26, 1883. (No model.)

To wZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LOUIS Fox, of Cleve land, in the county of Ouyahogaand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAwnings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to awnings, and more especially to the mechanismfor actuating the same; and it consistsin certain featuresofconstruction and in combination of parts,hereinafter described, andpointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of an awning andattachments embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partlyin section. Fig. 3 is a vertical section in detail.

A represents an awning, which in Fig. 1 is shown distended and in Fig. 2rolled up or closed around the roller 13. I

A are the side pieces of the awning that are attached to and,whenclosed, are rolled around the vertical conical rollers B. These conicalrollers are provided at their respective upper ends with bevel-gearsthat engage similar gears on the ends of the roller 13, as shown, sothat the three rollers move simultaneously and in the proper directionfor lowering or rolling up the awning and the side pieces. The rollerswith suitable boxes, in which the rollers are journaled. These housingsmay be permanently attached to the building, or may be secured by hooksor other devices, rendering them easily detachable. One of the conicalrollers B is provided at the bottom with a bevel-gear engaging a similargear on a horizontal shaft, 0, that is provided with a crank, O, and aratchet-wheel, c, and apawl, c. The pawl engages the ratchet in thedirectionthat holds the awning .for unwinding, and the shaft 0 mayextend in any direction desired. For instance, it might extend back atright angles to th position shown, so as to be operated inside of thebuilding. The outer edge of the awning is secured to the sign-board D,that is provided with the arms (2, but one of which is shown. These armsare pivoted in slots in the blocks (1, but one of which is shown, sothat the arms can move only vertically. One of these blocks (1 may alsofurnish a bearing for the inner end of the shaft 0. The pins d that areattached to the sign-board, form, with the rods d, joints that will onlyturn back at right angles to each other, so that when the rods d arehorizontal the sign-board will be vertical. As the awning is rolled up,the top inner edge of the sign-board comes in contact at the endsthereof with the housing 011 either side, and by this means the board isguided to the position shown in Fig. 2.

In operating the device the front point of the side pieces, A, as shownin Fig. 1, must,

when rolled up, be at the top of their respect- 'ive vertical rollers,as shown in Fig. 2; also, as shown in Fig. 1, the lower line of theseside pieces are respectively shorter than the length of the awning A,and for this reason the vertical rollers B are made conical, so that thesmall ends of the rollers will not take up the side pieces too fast. Theside pieces, A, of the awning are tacked or otherwise secured to theinverted conical rollers 13, which latter are turned simultaneously withthe horizontal roller B. The outer ends of these side pieces can beattached directly to the part A of the awning, or to the board D, whichlatter depends from the part A of the awning. Thus it will be seen thatwhen the rollers are turned the upper ends of the conical rollers takeup or wind faster than the lower portion thereof, and hence the lowerends of the side pieces, A, are causedto wind spirally around theconical rollers, and when the awning is in its closed adjustment theextreme outer ends of the side pieces, A, rest behind the board D. Bythis construction I am enabled to operate the awning without thenecessity of engaging and disengaging the side pieces from the main partof the awning. The shape of conical rollers for this purpose andv theirrelative size as compared with the top roller will vary according to therelative lengths of the awning and side, pieces.

Vhat I claim is- 1. The combination,with ,ahorizontal roller and twovertical conical rollers situated under the opposite ends of thehorizontal roller, of the awning A, adapted to roll on the horizontalroller, the side pieces adapted to roll on the IOO conical rollers, andan end board, D, connecting the outer ends of the main and side awnings,substantially as set forth. i

2. The combination,with a horizontal roller provided at opposite endswith bevel-pinions "and two vertical conical rollers provided at theirupper ends with bevel-pinions meshing with the pinions on the horizontalshaft, one of said conical rollers being provided at 'its lower end witha driving-pinion, of the awning A, side awnings, A, board or equivalentD, and side rods, cl.

3. The combinatioinwith the horizontal roller,'two conical rollers, andthe bearings or blocks cl, of the awning, A, side awnings, A, board orequivalent D, and rods pivotally secured at their inner ends to theblocks 11, and

at their Oat/61 ends to the board D, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination,\vith the horizontal roller and the inverted conicalside rollers, the said rollers being geared so as to revolvesimultaneons1y,'of the main awning A, side awnings, A, board D, and rodsd, all of the above parts being combined as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification,

in the presence of two witnesses, this 23d day of October, 1883.

his LOUIS FOX.

mark.

W'itnesses:

JNo. CROWEL'L, (Inns. H. Donne.

